Reno Police are looking for a suspect who robbed a tow truck driver at gunpoint early this morning. Police say the tow truck driver was robbed while parked on the 2-thousand block of Vassar Street. The suspect approached the driver while wearing a bandanna across his face and took his wallet and cell phone. No…… MORE
Senator Cortez-Masto Joins Heller in The Fight to Preserve Medicaid Expansion
Dean Heller took his shot with an amendment to preserve Medicaid expansion funds for states, now Senator Catherine Cortez Masto will try. Her amendment would remove any language that proposes medicaid cuts from the senate bill. Cortez-Masto says this would protect hundreds of thousands of low income families, women, seniors, children, veterans and people with…… MORE
Convicted Embezzler Fails to Show up For Prison Term
It could mean another ten years added to a 30 month prison sentence, after a Reno woman failed to surrender to the bureau of prisons in California to begin her federal prison term. 51 year old Jannifer Ree Campbell is now facing a charge “failure to surrender.” Campbell was convicted of bank embezzlement and tax…… MORE
Catholic Charities Helping Children Who Experience “Food Insecurity”
Catholic Charities says there are more than 26,000 children in Washoe County who experience food insecurity. That’s why they’re asking the community to donate new lunch boxes and refillable water bottles for local students in need. They also plan to stuff the lunch boxes with snack packs for each child. The drive wraps up Saturday…… MORE
Winnings up at Nevada Casinos
Winnings were up for the fiscal year at Nevada casino’s. Winnings were up 2.9 percent from the previous year. Gaming revenues in June were 895 million dollars, and for the year–July to July winnings totalled 11.4 billion dollars. Some of the biggest increases were at Lake Tahoe’s south shore, 7% and downtown Las Vegas, which…… MORE
The Effort to Keep Invasive Plants Out of Lake Tahoe Continues
Divers are working to stunt the growth of invasive plants at Lake Tahoe. they’ve installed more than 100 sun-blocking barriers on the bottom of a lagoon on the south end of the Lake to slow the growth of invasive aquatic plants that have taken over man-made waterways in the Tahoe Keys. The Tahoe Daily Tribune…… MORE
Governor and Nevada Delegation Taking a Tour of Peru
Governor Brian Sandoval, First Lady Kathleen Sandoval and the Nevada delegation continued the South American trade mission, with a series of meetings in Peru. While in the country, Governor Sandoval and members of the delegation met with U.S. Ambassador Brian Nichols, Regional Governor of Cusco, Edwin Licona Licona, and President of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski,…… MORE
Black Mountain Fire Fully Contained at 961 Acres
NV Energy repair teams are checking for damage to power poles, and Sierra Front says the Black Mountain Fire between Nixon and Wadsworth is now contained. The 961-acre fire started just after 2pm Wednesday afternoon near Highway 447. NDOT says SR 447 has reopened to normal traffic.… MORE
Reno Man Accused of Sexual Assault of Minor
Earlier this month the Reno Police Department got information that at child may have been a victim of a previous sexual assault. Detective began an investigation and the minor victim was interviewed at the Washoe County Child Advocacy Center. Thursday Reno Detectives made contact with the suspect and served search warrants at his home and…… MORE
Gov Expresses Support For Nevada Guard’s Transgender Soldier
Governor Sandoval is wading into the transgender soldier issue, with a statement that says he has directed the Nevada National Guard to make no modifications to the current policy, unless instructed to by the Secretary of Defense. The Governor adds, “Nevada has a long history of treating our military and veteran community with the dignity…… MORE
